Education

College to host conference on the hemp and cannabis industry in southeast Alberta

Medicine Hat, AB - The hemp and cannabis industry is growing here in southeast Alberta. With Aurora Cannabis set to be opening their facility next year, the Medicine Hat College is taking steps to mak...

Nov 14, 2019

Cypress County and PRSD arena will not go through for now

Cypress County, AB - After months of deliberation about a new hockey arena and training centre in Dunmore, Cypress County council has elected not to move forward with the project.The facility would ha...

Nov 14, 2019 Prairie Rose School Division superintendent Roger Clarke (Photo by Bob Schneider)

Palliser exchange trip to Ukraine includes surprise visit with Canadian soldiers

LETHBRIDGE -- Every November students across Palliser Regional Schools pay tribute to military personnel who sacrificed so much in the past to allow us the freedoms we enjoy today. A group of Kate And...

Nov 11, 2019 Kate Andrews High School student accepts poppies from Canadian soldier

Actor Lorne Cardinal speaks to Medicine Hat students about breaking down barriers

Medicine Hat, AB - The Medicine Hat Public School Division is hosting actor Lorne Cardinal this week as part of their annual First Nations, Mtis and Inuit (FNMI) Guest Speaker Series. The school divis...

Oct 29, 2019 Canadian actor Lorne Cardinal speaking to Dr.Roy Wilson students (Photo by Ross Lavigne)

Rural school board looking to make up budget shortfall

Medicine Hat, AB - Prairie Rose School Division will be looking at ways to make up a $1 million hole poked into its $50 million budget by the province's move to rejig primary school funding.The rural ...

Oct 28, 2019

Employers focussing on interpersonal skills at career expo

Medicine Hat, AB - Over the past year, Stats Canada says that the city of Medicine Hat has seen a 5.2 per cent increase in the unemployment rate over the past year.Despite that, there is some optimism...

Oct 23, 2019 Medicine Hat Career Expo (Photo by Ross Lavigne)

Alberta education minister releases new guidelines for school seclusion rooms

EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says seclusion rooms in schools will not be banned, but only used as a last resort when a student poses significant and imminent danger to themselves or others....

Oct 23, 2019

Across the country, students also vote for Liberal minority

Medicine Hat, AB - Almost 18 million Canadians voted in the 2019 election.They weren't the only people in Canada to cast a ballot though.More than 1.1 million elementary and secondary school students ...

Oct 22, 2019

Alberta says grant plan to cut class sizes has failed, costing $3.4 billion

EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says a grant program to cut class sizes in schools has spent $3.4 billion over the last 15 years while failing to deliver results. Adriana LaGrange says a repor...

Oct 18, 2019 Alberta Legislature

Students cast ballots in Student Vote 2019

Medicine Hat, AB - Since 2004, the Student Vote program has been introducing youth across Canada to the electoral process. On Thursday, students at Medicine Hat participating schools had their opportu...

Oct 17, 2019